Friday, December 28, 2012

Thank god that boy had a weapon - in this case an AR15, the same type of rifle used at Sandy Hook - and knew how to use it.

The AR15 has several characteristics that make it an eminently practical weapon for self defense. One, it has virtually no recoil, thus making it something that most anyone of any level of strength can use to fire multiple shots with good accuracy. Two, while an AR15 fires a small caliber bullet - 5.56 - it does so with very high muzzle velocity, 3,110 feet per second. It's stopping power comes causing significant cavitation in the body. In other words, pinpoint accuracy isn't required.

By comparison, the M9 9mm handgun fires a larger bullet, but does so at 1,250 fps. Like virtually all pistols, it has a fairly significant recoil that a weaker individual might have trouble with. To reduce recoil, you have to go to smaller caliber weapons and smaller loads. The smaller the caliber and muzzle velocity, all other things being equal, the less effective will be the weapon when it comes to self defense against a determined attacker.

Bottom line, banning the AR15 and its variants is banning perhaps the single most effective weapon for home defense. That is particularly true for women and teens. Keep that in mind as the left tries to disarm America in the wake of Sandy Hook.

News today indicates that the gun in Lanza's trunk was indeed NOT an AR-15. You can see video of cops retrieving the gun from his trunk. When the cop cycles the action, you can see it's not an AR-15, which has a charging handle, not a bolt handle.

News today indicates that the gun in Lanza's trunk was indeed NOT an AR-15. You can see video of cops retrieving the gun from his trunk. When the cop cycles the action, you can see it's not an AR-15, which has a charging handle, not a bolt handle.